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[ January 14, 2010 to January 17, 2010. January 19, 2010 to January 22, 2010. ] From Thursday 14 January to Sunday 17 January 2010 Valloire in the French Alps (73 Savoie, Rhone-Alpes) hosts an international Ice Sculpture competition This is followed from Tuesday 19 January to Friday 22 January 2010 by the 27th anniversary Snow Sculpture competition with traditional art from Canada. Valloire is the only place in France to organise this ………Continue reading Ice and Snow Sculpture at Valloire [ October 2, 2009 to October 4, 2009. ] ………Continue reading Fourme de Monbrison [ August 28, 2009; ] [caption id="attachment_2464" align="aligncenter" width="295" caption="vinsobres logo"][/caption] The town and wine appellation of Vinsobres (26 Drome, Rhône-Alpes) is the place to be on 28 August 2009, when they celebrate the “RALLYE DU GOUT” – an all-day celebration of their Côtes du Rhône wine and local provencal produce, The rally (about 9 kilometres) in and around the village encompasses ………Continue reading Vinsobres “Rally of Taste” [ December 19, 2008 to December 24, 2008. ] Montélimar Christmas Market (Drome, Rhone-Alps) runs from 19 to 24 Dec 2008. Most of us zoom past on the Autoroute south to Provence, but it could provide a welcome break in the journey, Montélimar, the capital of nougat and gateway to Provence, celebrates Christmas with a Christmas village and market in the St Martin quarter – ………Continue reading Montelimar Christmas Market I can understand the attraction of fishing, but have never dabbled, always arguing that I do not have enough time to indulge in an activity which is so quintissentially time-consuming. Like all the best leisure pursuits, I suspect fishing enables you to escape into another world which is virtually timeless and far removed from the ………Continue reading Fishing at a French Chateau [ July 4, 2009 to July 26, 2009. ] Each July the French get very excited about 180 or more professional cyclists who cover 3,500km over three weeks racing around France, including staggering climbs in the Alps and Pyrenees. [caption id="attachment_1239" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Tour de France 2009"][/caption]With lots of razzamataz, commercial sponsorship, scandal and sporting achievement, it is a spectacle well worth seeing – especially ………Continue reading Cycling’s Tour de France 2009 |
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